Splunders
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The diff between the two SAEs that folks gobbled up a couple years ago was the stylus, right? I got the lesser (non LT?) version and would be interested in upgrading it similarly.
Phono Cartridges - Your favorites and least favorites?
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kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Yep.
I bought two. I have one that's "spent" and needs a new needle if you're interested (for free). I'd like to try out my spare first though.
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ngower
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Possibly. I’d need to gauge whether it’s worth getting it retipped. I’ll let you know when I do some digging
Ghost
Original Resident Ghost
bahahah, yeahhhhh, I had a similar realization with the the lamp thats sitting on top of my phono (which I believe Mather called out sometime last year as silly) but I NEED LIGHT IN MY RECORD CORNER. I was actually able to reduce most of the interference by putting a couple books between the base of the lamp and the top of my phono
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
There's not a ton of space for me to put anything between the light and the turntable, sadly. Previously, the lights were on the side wall, and I guess the extra 18 inches of space was enough that it didn't pick up any RFI. I would be a pain to move the lights, so...
Guess I'll just have to keep using Moving Coil and Moving Iron!
Nee Lewman
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Cover it in foil!
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
It's a light!!
I did put some faraday tape on the backside of the bottommost panel, but due to the way they're configured it's tough to actually cover the thing fully.
Honestly, it's not a super loud hum and isn't that distracting from the listening position unless the volume is really cranked. I got this Nagaoka to be a cheap-and-cheerful, easily replaceable cart to use when friends are over, so if it's not perfect, that's life.
Angsty
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It would cost about $275 to retip with VAS.
displayname
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What are people's thoughts on how a proper set up extends stylus life? Does getting it set up to a really precise level extend the life of the stylus?
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
But can an incandescent lamp do this???LED lights are known to be generators of RFI. What you need is a good, old-fashioned incandescent lamp.
kvetcha
Chet Hanks' Filmography Buff
Intuitively, this makes sense, though I'm not sure there's going to be an enormous difference in practice between a Good Setup and a setup that's been 1000% dialed in to within a micron of perfection with a Fozgometer or whatever. The alignment of the wear might change, but the overall rate of wear should not.
I'd bet you'd see the biggest bump just from playing records that are as clean as possible.
OMC
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Yes, alignment is critical as inevitable wear will be equal on the stylus. Just as clean records help prevent wear.
Mather
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I mean that doesn't SOUND like me... I usually fully embrace fine design choices.
Allow me to go back and look.
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Oh yeah that's terrible what were you thinking